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Well I was browsing the intricate net of eBay when I came across this, counting down from 4 minutes. Guess what I did?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/272970318866

 

Yep. $20 for a vintage, decent, working Parker Duofold JR. :bunny01: Oh, and with a 14k nib. Wow. Wow. 6 bidders at once on 5 seconds, i sniped on 2 seconds and beat someone by a dollar. I'm trying not to overreact right now. :puddle:

 

It came with a "platignum" fountain pen in green with silver trim and nib. No idea what that is, but it did compensate for the outrageous shipping fees. It writes? Cool.

 

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

 

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Those so-called 'outrageous shipping fees' amount to GB£10. The minimum price available for mailing to the US with tracking is £9.25. -_-

 

You have obviously not seen as many 'outrageous shipping fees' that US eBay sellers put on pen listings, as I have for shipping to the UK. :huh:

 

I did a search and selected the first Parker Duofold with shipping to the UK. Item #372165016808

 

The shipping cost is $59.50 in a flat rate envelope. $59.50 converts to GB£44.67. :( That's more than the Buy it Now price of the pen.

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Those so-called 'outrageous shipping fees' amount to GB£10. The minimum price available for mailing to the US with tracking is £9.25. -_-

 

You have obviously not seen as many 'outrageous shipping fees' US eBay sellers put on pen listings for shipping to the UK as I have. :huh:

 

I did a search and selected the first Parker Duofold with shipping to the UK. The shipping cost is $59.50 in a flat rate envelope

Oh... Well, I come from a world of Amazon Prime so... I'm sorry for my ignorance. But do you think this was a steal?

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Only 10 GBP shipping from the UK. Not to bad actually, especially given you are getting two pens. Wait until you pay $10.00 (or more) to ship a pen within the lower 48 states! (I am in Utah, this seller was in the Eastern Time Zone)

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Oh... Well, I come from a world of Amazon Prime so... I'm sorry for my ignorance. But do you think this was a steal?

 

I think you got a bargain, and not only that, you managed to get a bargain from a seller who doesn't ship using the dreaded 'eBay Global Priority' shipping method. So yes, you did really well. :)

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So I have determined that, this is indeed a UK Parker Duofold Senior. It looks so classic and just looks like a good writer. You'll be seeing pics soon if I can figure it out with my new device.

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So I have determined that, this is indeed a UK Parker Duofold Senior. It looks so classic and just looks like a good writer. You'll be seeing pics soon if I can figure it out with my new device.

Hi Surprise,

 

It's definitely a UK Duofold and it does look like it may be the Senior, but I'm not an expert on UK Duolfolds... I'm not an expert on U.S. Duofolds, either. :D

 

One thing I can tell you about... look for an "N" on the nib... if it has one, it means the nib was stamped at Parker's Newhaven plant... which is legendary for their nibs. ;)

 

Enjoy your new pens. :)

 

 

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Well I was browsing the intricate net of eBay when I came across this, counting down from 4 minutes. Guess what I did?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/272970318866

 

Yep. $20 for a vintage, decent, working Parker Duofold JR. :bunny01: Oh, and with a 14k nib. Wow. Wow. 6 bidders at once on 5 seconds, i sniped on 2 seconds and beat someone by a dollar. I'm trying not to overreact right now. :puddle:

 

It came with a "platignum" fountain pen in green with silver trim and nib. No idea what that is, but it did compensate for the outrageous shipping fees. It writes? Cool.

 

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

 

You might want to learn how to read the bid history. There are only 3 bidders. 9***o bid two days ago. I***w bid just over 8 hours before you bid.

 

There was no bidding frenzy.

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:)

 

And the pen looks more like a Junior or a Victory. But could be a senior. Pictures are not clear. And the description doesn't say anything either about the size of the pen or the number on the nib.

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Congrats, enjoy your new Duofold!

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Well I was browsing the intricate net of eBay when I came across this, counting down from 4 minutes. Guess what I did?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/272970318866

 

Yep. $20 for a vintage, decent, working Parker Duofold JR. :bunny01: Oh, and with a 14k nib. Wow. Wow. 6 bidders at once on 5 seconds, i sniped on 2 seconds and beat someone by a dollar. I'm trying not to overreact right now. :puddle:

 

It came with a "platignum" fountain pen in green with silver trim and nib. No idea what that is, but it did compensate for the outrageous shipping fees. It writes? Cool.

 

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

 

 

Did you purchase the pen or won it in auction? Or did you get two Seniors ; one purchased and one won in bidding? And both for $20 each? I am asking because elsewhere you said you purchased the Duofold for $20 and did not bid on it.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/330627-english-parker-duofold-senior/

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